Abstract: Provided are multilayer films including ethylene-based polymers. The multilayer films can be fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams. The multilayer films include a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and a core, the core including a first core layer that includes an ethylene-propylene copolymer. The multilayer films of the present invention can exhibit improved, maintained, or desirable properties, such as high tear resistance, in comparison to existing multilayer film structures that are not fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams.

Abstract: Provided are multilayer films including ethylene-based polymers. The multilayer films can be fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams. The multilayer films include a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and a core, the core including a first core layer that includes an ethyl ene-propylene copolymer. The multilayer films of the present invention can exhibit improved, maintained, or desirable properties, such as high tear resistance, in comparison to existing multilayer film structures that are not fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams.

Abstract: Provided are multilayer films including ethylene-based polymers. The multilayer films can be fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams. The multilayer films comprise a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and a core, the core including a first core layer that includes an ethylene-propylene copolymer. The multilayer films of the present invention can exhibit improved, maintained, or desirable properties, such as high tear resistance, in comparison to existing multilayer film structures that are not fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin formulations comprising: PCR resin comprising a blend of polyethylene recovered from post-consumer material, pre-consumer material, or combinations thereof; and virgin polyethylene resin formulation, wherein the virgin polyethylene resin formulation comprises: a density from 0.910 to 0.950 g/cc, an improved comonomer content distribution (iCCD) wt. fraction greater than 30 wt. % at a temperature range of 35 to 90° C., and an iCCD wt. fraction greater than 8 wt. % at a temperature range of 99 to 115° C. The PCR resin formulation comprises an overall density of from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; an iCCD second elution peak occurring at a temperature greater than 99° C.; an iCCD wt. fraction greater than 6 wt. % at a temperature range of 99 to 115° C.; and an iCCD wt. fraction greater than 60 wt. % at a temperature range of 35 to 90° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curly fiber having a fiber centroid and comprising a first region having a first centroid and a second region wherein the first region comprises an ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition in an amount of at least 75 weight percent based on total weight of the first region and wherein the ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition is characterized by a low temperature peak and a high temperature peak on an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (ICCD) procedure, and a full width at half maximum of the high temperature peak is less than 6.0° C. and the second region is a material comprising a polymer which is different from the ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer of the first region and wherein the regions are arranged such that at least one of the first centroid and the second centroid is not the same as the fiber centroid.

Abstract: Provided are bicomponent fibers with curvature. The bicomponent fiber includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes a polypropylene blend and second region includes an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer composition. The polypropylene blend includes a polypropylene homopolymer and a propylene-ethylene interpolymer, wherein the propylene-ethylene interpolymer has a density of from 0.860 to 0.880 g/cc and a melt flow rate of greater than 12 g/10 min. The ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer composition has a density of greater than 0.920 g/cc and a melt index (I2) of from 10 to 25 g/10 min. The bicomponent fiber can be used to form a nonwoven.

Abstract: A process comprising forming fibers having at least a first region and a second region wherein the first region comprises an ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition characterized by: density in the range of 0.930 to 0.965 g/cm3; melt index (I2) in the range of from 10 to 60 g/10 minutes; molecular weight distribution in the range of from 1.5 to 2.6; tan delta at 1 radian/second of at least 45; a low temperature peak and a high temperature peak on an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (ICCD) procedure; and full width at half maximum of the high temperature peak is less than 6.0° C. and stretching the fibers to an elongation of at least 20% thereby increasing curl of the fiber. The process may further include forming a non-woven from the fibers and the stretching of the fibers may occur before or after forming of the non-woven.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to multilayer silo bags that may include a tube comprising at least two layers, a first open end, a second open end, and a first region and a second region disposed between the first and second end. One or more of the at least three layers may comprise an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density of 0.90 g/cc to 0.965 g/cc and an I2 of 0.1 to 6.0 g/10 minutes, a low density ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.917 g/cc to 0.935 g/cc and an I2 of 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 minutes, or combinations thereof. The first region may have a thickness of at least 10% greater than a thickness of the second region. The first region may have a surface area that is at least 50% of an overall surface area of the multilayer silo bag.

Abstract: Provided are polyethylene compositions and cast stretch films comprising polyethylene compositions. The cast stretch films can exhibit improved tear strength and on pallet benefits while maintaining other properties. The cast stretch films can also be fully compatible with polyethylene recycling streams and can be free of polypropylene.

Abstract: A method and system for determining customer-facing inventory for online and offline environments are disclosed. Method includes receiving promise engine data and calculating duration of OOS for each hour of day for each product listing ID of product listing identities (IDs), using timestamps received via promise engine data. Method includes analyzing in-stock of products and appending listings to create single in-stock number at product level and dark store level for day. Method includes determining in-stock waterfall at product level and dark store level for day and each hour, and comparing determined in-stock waterfall with inventory data at product level and dark store level for day and each hour/timestamps in day, to isolate symmetrical issues related to visibility of accurate inventory. The method includes outputting decrease in-sale conversion rate and impact of OOS on order loss for products as customer-facing inventory for online/offline environments when the product is in-stock or OOS.

Abstract: Provided are bicomponent fibers with improved curvature. The bicomponent fiber comprises a first region and a second region. The first region comprises a first polyethylene composition and second region comprises a second polyethylene composition, wherein the first polyethylene composition has a crystallization temperature (Tc) greater than a crystallization temperature (Tc) of the second polyethylene composition. The bicomponent fiber can be used to form a nonwoven.

Abstract: Provided are bicomponent fibers with improved curvature. The bicomponent fibers comprise a first polymer region or first region and a second polymer region or second region. The first region according to embodiments of the present disclosure comprises an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer and has a light scattering cumulative detector fraction (CDFLS) of greater than 0.1200, wherein the CDFLS is computed by measuring the area fraction of a low angle laser light scattering (LALLS) detector chromatogram greater than, or equal to, 1,000,000 g/mol molecular weight using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). The second region comprises a polyester. The bicomponent fibers can be used for forming nonwovens.

Abstract: A process comprising forming fibers having at least a first region and a second region wherein the first region comprises an ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition characterized by: density in the range of 0.930 to 0.965 g/cm3; melt index (I2) in the range of from 10 to 60 g/10 minutes; molecular weight distribution in the range of from 1.5 to 2.6; tan delta at 1 radian/second of at least 45; a low temperature peak and a high temperature peak on an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (ICCD) procedure; and full width at half maximum of the high temperature peak is less than 6.0° C. and stretching the fibers to an elongation of at least 20% thereby increasing curl of the fiber. The process may further include forming a non-woven from the fibers and the stretching of the fibers may occur before or after forming of the non-woven.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curly fiber having a fiber centroid and comprising a first region having a first centroid and a second region wherein the first region comprises an ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition in an amount of at least 75 weight percent based on total weight of the first region and wherein the ethylene/alpha olefin interpolymer composition is characterized by a low temperature peak and a high temperature peak on an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (ICCD) procedure, and a full width at half maximum of the high temperature peak is less than 6.0° C. and the second region is a material comprising a polymer which is different from the ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer of the first region and wherein the regions are arranged such that at least one of the first centroid and the second centroid is not the same as the fiber centroid.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to multilayer silo bags that may include a tube comprising at least two layers, a first open end, a second open end, and a first region and a second region disposed between the first and second end. One M or more of the at least three layers may comprise an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density of 0.90 g/cc to 0.965 g/cc and N an I2 of 0.1 to 6.0 g/10 minutes, a low density ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.917 g/cc to 0.935 g/cc and an I2 of 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 minutes, or combinations thereof. The first region may have a thickness of at least 10% greater than a thickness of the second region. The first region may have a surface area that is at least 50% of an overall surface area of the multilayer silo bag.